Re: Fonts' strategy
on Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 07:30:34PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:28:39 -0800 Erik Steffl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? font server is useful if you want to provide fonts for more than one X server, otherwise you don't have a reason to run it (AFAIK) how can I use fonts from Windows ? apt-get install msttcorefonts if you have more true type fonts you need to have them accessible from linux, add a font path in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and run mkfontdir for that directory (actually it's mkttfdir for true type fonts, there's also alternate utility with very similar name), not sure if latest mkfontdir supports true type fonts... that's assuming you are using X 4.x which has support for true type fonts, for older X 3.x you'd have to use separate font server (there are few available, not sure which is better) how can I see which fonts I've already installed ? $ xlsfonts $ ls /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts $ dpkg --get-selections xfonts-* why is konqueror's font under woody so ugly ? No idea. What font? Screenshot? Post URL, ***DON'T*** attach and send to list. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.comhttp://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of Gestalt don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/Land of the free We freed Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html pgp86ob397nx3.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Fonts' strategy
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:28:39 -0800 Erik Steffl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? font server is useful if you want to provide fonts for more than one X server, otherwise you don't have a reason to run it (AFAIK) how can I use fonts from Windows ? apt-get install msttcorefonts if you have more true type fonts you need to have them accessible from linux, add a font path in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and run mkfontdir for that directory (actually it's mkttfdir for true type fonts, there's also alternate utility with very similar name), not sure if latest mkfontdir supports true type fonts... that's assuming you are using X 4.x which has support for true type fonts, for older X 3.x you'd have to use separate font server (there are few available, not sure which is better) how can I see which fonts I've already installed ? why is konqueror's font under woody so ugly ?
Fonts' strategy
Hi everybody, which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? how can I use fonts from Windows ? thanks best regards Pac
Re: Fonts' strategy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: which fonts should I install and why would I install xfs ? font server is useful if you want to provide fonts for more than one X server, otherwise you don't have a reason to run it (AFAIK) how can I use fonts from Windows ? apt-get install msttcorefonts if you have more true type fonts you need to have them accessible from linux, add a font path in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and run mkfontdir for that directory (actually it's mkttfdir for true type fonts, there's also alternate utility with very similar name), not sure if latest mkfontdir supports true type fonts... that's assuming you are using X 4.x which has support for true type fonts, for older X 3.x you'd have to use separate font server (there are few available, not sure which is better) erik
